A transcipt of the introduction of the competitors from the Krystal broadcast follows after the jump:

G – George Shea, R – Rich Shea, J – Jimmy Dykes

G: 29 years old 6 feet 4 inches tall 212 pounds and ranked #12 in the world, the fry bread champion of the world Erik “the Red” Denmark.

G: He hails from the far corners of the globe where the dark arts are still practiced. He has powers that baffle us elementary mortals. He is the Evel Knievel of the alimentary canal, the David Blaine of the bowel. The Houdini of cuisini, Crazy Legs Conti.

G: From Jacksonville, Florida, a civil engineer by trade and but an eater by disposition. 25 years old, 6 ft 2, 170 pounds, Hall Hunt.

R: A faith-based eater out of Jacksonville, Florida.

G: A retired CPA who is 63 years old and weighs only 130 pounds, the chili eating, huevos rancheros eating, birthday cake eating, spam eating champion of the world, Rich “the Locust” LeFevre.

R: How many retired guys specicialize in jalapenos and chilis? They call him the “Cal Ripken of the calorie”

G: At 200 pounds, 25 years of age, from Birmingham, Alabama, he ate 55 Krystals to qualify and is the sausage sandwich eating champion of the world, but they call him Burger, Chip “Burger” Simpson.

R: You know he’s 25 years of age, same age as John Kruk was when he hit the bigs. I hope he has a good career in competitive eating. I hope he leaves with all his glands intact.

G: She is known as the Black Widow, a woman of pure evil. She is the female Lord Voldemort, destroying all those around her. She is the cheesecake eating, hard boiled egg eating, soft taco eating, […] champion of the world!

R. Still the most feared woman in Major League Eating, Sonya “the Black Widow” Thomas. She ate 65 hard boiled eggs in under 7 minutes, a career defining moment like Flutie’s Hail Mary or Andrew McCarthy’s roll.

G: From Philadephia, PA, the former Shoo Fly pie eating champion of the world, he is ranked number 7 in the world by Major League Eating and ate 69 Krystal hamburgers to qualify “Humble” Bob Shoudt.

J: I like what you told me earlier “Humble” Bob Shoudt. He has his own website with his own pictures and his own quotes. “Humble” Bob Shoudt, come on.

G: His true identity is concealed by a painted mask, but we know he is ranked number 4 in the world and holds titles in the tiramu and cannoli disciplines. Ladies and gentlemen, my friend, Eater X!

R: You know, he’s such a fixture in the sport, people forget that he really stumbled into it. He was just in the wrong place at the right time like Larry Birkhead and Kato Kaelin, I guess.

G: From Chicago, Illinois and currently ranked number 2 in the world. The ice cream eating, key lime pie eating, […] champion of the world, Patrick Bertoletti.

R: This kid is on a Jawhawks [Kansas football] like run, three straight coming in here. He’s unbelievable, and there’s the guy.

G: And now, the number 1 ranked eater in the world, 23 years old from San Jose, California, the asparagus eating […] champion of the world, Joey Chestnut.

R: The Peyton Manning of competitive eating, lots of hype surrounding him, but just one ring, can he get another major, that’s the question here.

J: Well he chewed up the competition at Nathan’s hot dog eating contest on the fourth of July and you know that all competitors realize just how good Joey Chestnut is.

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